Last weekend, the FBI launched a massive operation targeting underage sex traffickers. As part of the operation, the Rankin County Sheriff's Department helped arrest 14 people they said were involved in prostitution. Ridgeland police also brought in 30 people.

The FBI said a 17-year-old girl was rescued and 10 alleged pimps were arrested in a sweep in Jackson.

A local pastor is trying to reach young people before it's too late. Tuesday night on Capitol Street, the Rev. Devon Adams, of Word of Christ Ministry, hosted the Sweeping the City revival, a six-month long program in Jackson that reaches out to children considering prostitution.

"That's that thing that troubles me more than anything, to see the prostitutes are becoming younger and younger," Adams said.

The FBI said authorities nationwide rescued more than 100 young people and arrested 100 accused pimps as part of Operation Cross Country.

"All of the child victims identified were removed from dangerous environments and relocated to safe settings according to our standards, state regulations and government regulations," said Ronaldo Hosko, of the FBI Criminal Division.

Adams said he's been approached by young girls who have turned to prostitution.

"People have asked me, 'Do you want to get busy? Are you looking for a date?'" Adams said.

Adams said he's counseled dozens trying to tell them there's another way.

"We come to call them back home, let them know in spite of what you've been through, no matter how long you've been out here, God still loves you and you can come home," Adams said.

In a three-day sweep of 76 cities, the FBI said authorities rescued 105 young people and arrested 150 alleged pimps. The number of pimps arrested in Mississippi was fifth-highest in the nation.

NEW TONIGHT... RELIGIOUS-LEADERS IN JACKSON TONIGHT REACTING TO A NATIONWIDE-CHILD- PROSTITUTION-BUST. POLICE IN OUR STATE ARRESTED DOZENS IN SEX- TRAFFICKING- STINGS. 16 WAPT'S ERIN KELLY TALKED TO A PASTOR WHO HAS COUNSELED CHILDREN CAUGHT-UP IN THESE RINGS. SHE'S LIVE AT J-P- D HEADQUARTERS WITH HIS MISSION TO CLEAN-UP THE STREETS. ERIN... STEPHANIE - JACKSON POLICE - ONE OF MANY AGENCIES IN THE STATE HELPING OUT THIS EFFORT. THEY MADE SEVERAL ARRESTS RELATED TO PROSTITUTION. TONIGHT WE TALKED TO A PASTOR WHO TRAVELS THE AREA TRYING TO REACH YOUNG PEOPLE. NATS MUSIC IT'S CALLED SWEEPING THE CITY" REVIVAL... "IN SPITE OF, GOD STILL LOVES YOU." ...A 6-MONTH-LONG PROGRAM IN JACKSON, REACHING OUT TO CHILDREN CONSIDERING PROSTITUTION. PASTOR DEVON ADAMS SAYS PARTS OF CAPITOL STREET ARE PLAGUED WITH THE PROBLEM. PASTOR DEVON ADAMS - WORD OF CHRIST MINISTRY - "THAT'S THE THING THAT TROUBLES ME MORE THAN ANYTHING, TO SEE THE PROSTITUTES ARE BECOMING YOUNGER AND YOUNGER." THIS WEEKEND, THE FBI LAUNCHED A MASSIVE OPERATION TARGETING UNDERAGE SEX TRAFFICKERS. THE RANKIN COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT HELPED ARREST 14 PEOPLE THEY SAY ARE INVOLVED IN PROSTITUTION. RIDGELAND POLICE ALSO BROUGHT IN 30-PEOPLE. THE F-B-I SAYS AUTHORITIES NATIONWIDE RESCUED MORE THAN A HUNDRED YOUNG- PEOPLE AND A HUNDRED OTHER ACCUSED PIMPS. MONDAY 10PM PKG VOICE OF: RONALDO HOSKO - FBI CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE DIVISION "ALL OF THE CHILD VICTIMS IDENTIFIED WERE REMOVED FROM DANGEROUS ENVIRONMENTS AND RELOCATED TO SAFE SETTINGS ACCORDING TO OUR STANDARDS STATE REGULATIONS AND GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS." ADAMS SAYS HE'S BEEN APPROACHED BY YOUNG GIRLS WHO HAVE TURNED TO PROSTITUTION. PASTOR DEVON ADAMS - WORD OF CHRIST MINISTRY - "PEOPLE HAVE ASKED ME, "DO YOU WANT TO GET BUSY?" "ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A DATE?'" HE SAYS HE'S COUNSELED DOZENS -- TRYING TO TELL THEM THERE'S ANOTHER WAY. PASTOR DEVON ADAMS - WORD OF CHRIST MINISTRY - "WE COME TO CALL THEM BACK HOME, LET THEM KNOW IN SPITE OF WHAT YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH, NO MATTER HOW LONG YOU'VE BEEN OUT HERE, GOD STILL LOVES YOU AND YOU CAN COME HOME." JPD SAYS FEDERAL CHARGES ARE POSSIBLE FOR SOME OF THE PEOPLE ARRESTED. ALL OF THEM ARRESTED AT DIFFERENT HOTELS OFF I-55. LIVE AT JPD HEADQUARTERS, ERIN